17 April 2019: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, April 17, 2019 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 5 years, and 8 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 36,993,600 breaths and experienced over 211,392,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 44,920,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 612 days of your life or 1.68 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avengers: Endgame

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike followed by Martin Garrix and David Guetta according to DJ Mag.

♈ April 17 zodiac sign is Aries ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 6 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Mars ♂

🪨 Your birthstone is Diamond ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Hawk

⭐ Celebrities born on April 17th

1954

Kim Tyler, American actor (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies)

1971

Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)

1985

Luke Mitchell, Australian actor (Home and Away; Blindspot)

1979

Siddharth Narayan, Indian film actor

1946

Henry Kelly, Irish radio and TV broadcaster

1995

Paulie Litt, American actor

1996

Dee Dee Davis, American actress

1966

Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I)

At the age of 55, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2019 with $131 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $96.5 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1387

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).

1492

Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.

1895

Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).

1961

1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.

1982

Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

🎄 Holidays on April 17

Blah Blah Blah Day

Blah Blah Blah Day, celebrated every April 17th, is all about finally doing those things people keep nagging you about, like starting your New Year's resolutions, and comes from a term first used in 1918 to describe pointless chatter.

National Cheese Ball Day

National Cheese Ball Day, celebrated on April 17th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy making and eating cheese balls, which are tasty snacks made from cheese and often coated in nuts or spices, not about funny sweaters.

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah is a day when Jews around the world remember the 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler and his followers during the Holocaust, ensuring we never forget this tragic part of history.

International Day of Mastering Conversations That Matter

The International Day of Mastering Conversations That Matter, celebrated on April 17th, is a day dedicated to recognizing the power of important discussions in shaping history, advancements, and relationships, emphasizing the need for effective communication and idea sharing for a better future.

Ford Mustang Day

Ford Mustang Day, celebrated on April 17th, is when car enthusiasts honor the iconic and powerful Ford Mustang by showing off their cars and joining in events and rallies worldwide.

🏆 Sports in 2019

🏒 NHL

St. Louis Blues defeated Boston Bruins (3 - 4) to win the 2019 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams (13 - 3) to win Super Bowl LIII on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, GA.

⚾ MLB

Washington Nationals beat Houston Astros (3 - 3) to win the 2019 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2019 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev (7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 17, 2019 can be written as IV-XVII-MMXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 17, 2019

→ Day Index: 107th day of 2019
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2019
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 6 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 2,643,228 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 612 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 20 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.68 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 62 🌔
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2019: 7,714,576,923 Source: un.org

The 2019 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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